Upcoming Events

May 17-20, 1998

In response to mature markets, increasing global competition, fast
technological development and decreasing resources, many organizations are
adopting collaborative work practices to solve complex problems and produce
innovative products. This meeting will focus on effective collaboration
both within and among organizations.

October 25-29, 1998

A truly global information economy is being fueled by the exchange of
information and information-based products made possible by the
international use of the Internet. In this economy there is an
ever-increasing and critical need to provide access to the information
available. How will we accomplish the need for access?

March 1-5, Arlington, Virginia, Computers in Libraries '98, 13th annual
technology conference and exhibition for librarians and information
managers, will offer a wide ranging program focusing on library technology
which transforms the operations, products and services, and roles within
all types of libraries. For more information, contact Information Today,
Inc., 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055; 609/654-6266; e-mail:
custserv@infotoday.com

March 24-26, Hanoi, Vietnam, NIT ’98: 10th International Conference on New
Information Technology, co-organized with the Ministry of Culture
Information of Vietnam, will look at developments in technology and
information management and their impact on levels of service in libraries
and information centers, with a particular emphasis on the effect in
different regions of the world. For more information, contact Ching-chih
Chen, chief conference organizer, Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
02115-5898; 617/521-2804; fax: 617/527-3431; or e-mail: cchen@simmons.edu

March 25-28, Chicago, Annual Conference of the Society of Competitive
Intelligence Professionals, will focus on such topics as using specific
analytical tools and techniques, embedding competitive intelligence (CI) in
corporate marketing and planning, applying CI technology to
technology-based industries, and exploring global challenges for business
and CI. For more information, contact SCIP, 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 520,
Alexandria, VA 22314; 703/739-0696; fax: 703/739-2534; or e-mail:
postmaster@scip.org

April 26-29, Beijing, China, Second International Conference and Exhibition
on Information Infrastructure, sponsored by Ministry of Electronics
Industry and Chinese Association for Science and Technology, will share
progress and experiences in information infrastructure planning, research,
development, implementation and applications among countries. For further
information, contact Mr. Jian GENG, Secretariat of ICII '98, President's
Office, Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, Beijing 100088, China;
e-mail: zyx@bupt.edu.cn

May 12-14, New York, National Online Meeting and IOLS ’98, sponsored by
Information Today, will once again focus on rapid technological advances
affecting the primary markets served by the meetings. In the online realm,
the major emphasis will be on the three major components of search engines.
For IOLS, presenters will look at recent dramatic changes in library
automation. For more information, contact Information Today, Inc., 143 Old
Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055; 609/654-6266; e-mail: custserv@infotoday.com

May 17-20, Boston, Effective Utilization and Management of Emerging
Information Technologies, sponsored by Information Resources Management
Association (IRMA), includes a track focusing on information technology in
libraries, which will address the role of libraries in a digital world,
ethical issues of privacy, intellectual property, censorship and knowledge
organization. For more information, contact Medhi Khosrowpour, program
chair, IRMA International Conference, 1331 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA
17033-1117; 717/948-6344; fax: 717/533-8661; e-mail: m1k@psu.ed
the IRMA Web site at http://www.hbg.psu.edu/Faculty/m1k/IRMA.html

June 1-3, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Decision Support, Technology and
Applications, 1st international conference on geospatial information in
agriculture and forestry, will focus on trends in the development and use
of geospatial information technology by the agricultural and forestry
communities with special emphasis on applying advanced geospatial data and
information techniques to improve decision making. Papers are invited on
applicable topics. Proposed contribution summaries are due by November 3,
1997. For additional information, contact ERIM Agriculture Conference,
P.O. Box 134001, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4001; 313/994-1200, ext. 3234; fax:
313/994-5123; e-mail: wallman@erim.org

June 1-7, Pretoria, South Africa, The Challenge to Be Relevant in the 21st
Century, the 1998 IATUL Annual Conference, will provide a forum for
representatives from developed and developing countries to share views,
gain perspectives with regard to the challenges facing library and
information services in the 21st century, and promote networking essential
for developing countries to ensure access to worldwide information. For
more information, contact The Conference Secretary, Academic Information
Services, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; e-mail:
iatul@acinfo.up.ac.za

June 3-5, Ottawa, Ontario, Information Science at the Dawn of the
Millennium, the 26th annual conference of the Canadian Association for
Information Science. For more information, contact Elaine Toms, CAIS ’98
Program Chair, School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5; 902/494-2452; fax: 902/494-2451; or
e-mail: etoms@is.dal.ca

June 23-26, Pittsburgh, Digital Libraries '98, sponsored by ACM through
SIGIR and SIGLINK, will provide a common setting for researchers,
practicing professionals and students to share experiences and to present
results about system construction, human-computer interaction, hypertext,
information retrieval, digital librarianship, digital identifiers and many
other topics related to the field of digital libraries. Contributions in
the form of papers, panels, short papers, poster sessions, tutorials and
workshops are invited. For additional information, including submission
rules and deadlines, contact Robert M. Akscyn, Knowledge Systems, RD2 213A
Evans Road, Export, PA 15632; e-mail: rma@ks.com

August 14-17, Sheffield, United Kingdom, Information Seeking in Context: An
International Conference on Information Needs, Seeking and Use in Different
Contexts, hosted by Department of Information Studies, Sheffield
University, will offer results of the latest research in the field of
information seeking, debate methodological issues and identify areas for
future research. For further information, check the website at
http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/groups/disc/ISIC/isic.html or write ISIC
98/Department of Information Studies, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street,
Sheffield, S1 4DP.

August 25-29, Lille, France, Structures and Relations in Knowledge
Organization, fifth international conference sponsored by the International
Society for Knowledge Organization, will focus on knowledge structures as
represented in the human mind, in the formation of categories and in
information handling tools. For more information, contact Widad Mustaffa
Elhadi, Conference Chair, UFR IDIST, University Charles De Gaulle, Lille 3
BP 149 59653 Villeneuve D'Ascq France; e-mail: isko.conf@univ-lille3.fr